Parliament, and all ministries and branches
of government. This has resulted in a clamor
of international protests and a racial animos
ity within Rhodesia that still smolders under
ground like a deadly, hidden mine fire.
ONG A SELF-GOVERNING COLONY
of Great Britain, Rhodesia declared its
independence in 1965. The act was
branded illegal by the British, who wanted
assurance of majority rule before granting
independence. There have been attempts at
settlement between the two governments, and
a compromise was agreed to in 1971, only to
shatter on the rock of African opposition.
The United Nations imposed sanctions pro
hibiting trade with Rhodesia, but many coun
tries have continued a clandestine exchange
of manufactures, raw materials, and food.
However, for a decade the Montana-size land
has been a pariah among nations, not recog
nized officially by any other country.
Moreover, the warfare in the northern
region, though limited, has been extremely
Foxholes flank a tug-of-war, as a Rhodesian Army unit guards schoolchildren near St.
Albert's Mission run by German Jesuits. Here, black guerrillas kidnapped 295 African pupils
and staff in July 1973, an act perhaps designed to intimidate the moderate black community.